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JARGON BUSTER - The A to Z of Print Terminology

 

Making sense of baffling printing terms.

 

You know everything there is to know about your business. Yet, when it comes to dealing with print suppliers you're probably not clued up on the intricate details. Like every other industry, the Printing industry has its very own language and terminology.

 

To help keep things simple, we have created a Jargon Buster Guide where you can familiarize yourself with typical print terms and what they actually mean.

 

 

Print Terminology Guide A-Z:

 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 

CS

Graphics software

 

Caliper

The measurement of thickness of paper expressed in thousandths of an inch or mils.

 

Camera Ready

A term given to any copy, artwork etc., that is prepared for photographic reproduction. Can be manually created or created on computer.

 

Caps & Lowercase

Instructions in the typesetting process, that indicate the use of a capital letter and the rest of the letters in lower case.

 

Caps & Small Caps

Two sizes of capital letters made in one size of type.

 

Case

The thick cover of a hardbound book.

 

Case Binding

Books bound using hard board (case) covers.

 

Casing In

the process of placing in and adhering a book to its case covers.

 

Cast Coated

A paper that is coated with clay and then pressure dried using a polished roller which gives an enamel like hard extra high gloss finish.

 

Chalking

Print on paper where the absorption is so great that it breaks up ink image creating loose pigment dust.

 

Chancery Italic

The roots of italic design

 

Chase

Frame of steel, or cast or wrought iron, in which images are locked up for printing and is used in letterpress or cylinder presses

 

Combination Stamp

Process where embossing and foil stamping are done at the same time

 

Cutting

Process of cutting paper with guillotine cutter

 

Cyan (C)

One of the ink colors (blue) that is used as a process color (CMYK)